Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery

Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery

The University of Chicago Department of Surgery

Episodes 28
Avg. Duration 34m
Activity Declining
Since Jul 2021
Latest Episode Sep 2025

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Monthly
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Episodic
Consistency
98%
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About This Podcast

What conversations happen in and outside of the operating room, between surgeons, that patients don't often hear? What can be done to minimize the number of individuals who fall through the cracks of the U.S. healthcare system, so they can get the surgical care they need? As a surgery resident and public health advocate, Dr. Anthony Douglas has seen the ways biases limit access for patients, leading to poor health outcomes, especially for the most vulnerable in one's communities. Deep Cuts, the first podcast from The University of Chicago Department of Surgery, addresses these questions while exploring why equity and community-focused care matter in surgery, and how these topics improve outcomes for the patients and communities served not only on the South Side of Chicago, but also across the United States of America.

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S4E6 Every Voice Counts: Equity in ENT Care

Sep 25, 2025 31m

In this episode of Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery, Dr. Brandon Baird provides an overview of ENT, or ear, nose, and throat surgery. We discuss key aspects of the specialty, from management of…

S4E5 Hospital Violence Recovery Programs: Improving Trauma-Informed Care for Hurt Communities

Aug 18, 2025 41m

On today’s episode of Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery, we have a conversation with Dr. Annie Polcari, Dr. Franklin Cosey-Gay, and Violence Recovery Specialist Kenny White about the Trauma…

S4E4 Screening for Colon Cancer: Is it Time?

Jul 10, 2025 45m

In today’s episode, we join Dr. Martin Uwah, a skilled colorectal surgeon, and Dr. Edwin McDonald and Dr. Ross McMillan, expert gastroenterologists, as they discuss gastrointestinal health, including…

S4E3 Pre- and Post-Operative Care: What can Patients Expect Before and After Surgery?

Jun 01, 2025 27m

In this episode of Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery, Dr. Ross Milner and Kathy Kaluhiokalani on what patients can expect before, during, and after surgery. We’ll also explore new ways…

S4E2 Surgical Care for Children

May 09, 2025 32m

In this episode of Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery, Dr. Carmelle Romain and Dr. Kylie Callier provide an overview of the field of pediatric surgery. We cover key aspects of pediatric surgery,…

S4E1 Comprehensive Cancer Care for the South Side

Apr 01, 2025 38m

In today’s episode, Dr. Mitchell Posner, Dr. Sarah Shubeck, and Dr. Jelani Williams on the University of Chicago Medicine’s new Comprehensive Cancer Center. Scheduled to open in 2027, the new center…

S3E6 Obesity and Weight Loss Surgery with Dr. Yalini Vigneswaran and Dr. Kayla Councell

Sep 15, 2024 28m

On today’s episode, we speak with Dr. Yalini Vigneswaran and Dr. Kayla (Polcari) Councell about bariatric surgery, also known as weight-loss surgery. We discussed the impact of these surgeries on…

S3E5 Why Inclusion and Equity Matter in the Physician Workforce with Dr. Chelsea Dorsey and Dr. Brandon Baird

Aug 01, 2024 35m

In this episode, Dr. Chelsea Dorsey and Dr. Brandon Baird share their stories as physician trailblazers, including their path to medicine and how they are paving the way for others now. Together,…

S3E4 The Migrant Crisis and Access to Health Care with Dr. Russell Reid and Dr. Arielle Hirschfeld

Jul 01, 2024 33m

In today’s episode, we hear Dr. Russell Reid, a plastic surgeon at the University of Chicago, and Dr. Arielle Hirschfeld, a family medicine physician, talk about their experiences caring for the…

S3E3 Solutions to Community Violence: Grassroots Movements and Pathway Programs with Dr. Abdullah Pratt

May 15, 2024 53m

On this episode of Deep Cuts, one of our most powerful and personal episodes yet, our guest is Dr. Abdullah Pratt, Assistant Professor and Emergency Medicine Physician at the University of Chicago…

S3E2 The Truths of Gun Violence in America

Apr 15, 2024 43m

In this episode of Deep Cuts, Dr. Selwyn O. Rogers on how to understand and begin to tackle gun violence in the United States. We’ll discuss the factors that perpetuate gun violence, which…

S3E1 Why are our mothers dying? – Disparities in Maternal Death

Mar 16, 2024 38m

In this episode of “Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery”, Dr. Jana Richards and Dr. Lateia Taylor discuss racial disparities in maternal mortality and the different ways we can change this…

S2E4 No Blood? No Problem: Heart Surgery for Jehovah’s Witnesses with Dr. Valluvan Jeevanandam; Deanna Bassette, APN; Maureen Wilson, RN; and Dr. Chase Corvin

Oct 02, 2023 42m

In today’s episode, Dr. Valluvan Jeevanandam, Deanna Bassette, Maureen Wilson, and Dr. Chase Corvin discuss the Bloodless Heart Surgery Program at the University of Chicago Medicine. We hear about…

S2E3 How can the arts help heal violent trauma? with Dr. Doriane Miller

Sep 18, 2023 37m

Today, we discuss community health advocacy on the southside of Chicago, including what work is being done in and around UChicago Medicine to promote community health and how people can get involved.…

S2E2 Disparities in Obstetrics and Abortion Care with Dr. Neha Bhardwaj and Dr. Hillary McLaren

Mar 20, 2023 31m

In this episode, we discuss obstetrics care — care for women giving birth — and abortion care at the University of Chicago Medicine. WIth Drs. Neha Bhardwaj and Hillary McLaren, we discuss the wide…

S2E1 What do surgeon interactions with the police look like in the hospital? — Dr. Priya Prakash, Sharnae Phagan, Dr. William McKinley, Dr. Annie Polcari, and Dr. Lea Hoefer

Feb 16, 2023 36m

We are kicking off our first episode of Deep Cuts Season 2! This episode, we explore what surgeon interactions with the police look like in the hospital. We touch on what sort of scenarios the police…

S2 Deep Cuts — Season 2 Trailer

Jan 27, 2023 7m Trailer

Welcome back to Deep Cuts! We’ve got a packed season ahead in 2023. In this short trailer, current host Dr. Jen Vigneswaran and incoming host Dr. Anthony Douglas will be discussing some of the…

S1E10 What You Need to Know about Breast Cancer — Forms, Treatment, and Disparities Correction between white and black women with Dr. Sarah Shubeck and Dr. Kyra Nicholson

Jul 30, 2022 30m

Today, Dr. Sarah Shubeck and Dr. Kyra Nicholson, two surgeons on breast cancer and how we might begin to correct the disparities that exist between black and white patients when it comes to breast…

S1E9 How do we check for the safety of new drugs and surgeries? — Randomized Control Trials with Dr. Jessica Donington, Dr. Elizabeth Tung, and Dr. Tanvi Subramanian

Jun 30, 2022 36m

Today, we’re talking all things RCT — that’s randomized control trials. The idea sounds complicated, but at their essence, RCTs are studies we do to make sure any new medical treatment actually works…

S1E8 The Ins and Outs of Organ Transplantation: Dr. John Fung, Dr. Michael Millis, Dr. Milda Saunders, Dr. Kumaran Shanmugarajah

May 23, 2022 42m

There’s a lot behind organ transplantation. Which organs can we transplant? When does someone need a transplant? How do we choose who gets one? And what are the ethical dilemmas surrounding…

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